GROW IN HOPE
Advancing in age
and the disappointments of life can easily make us cynical and hopeless...
Anna's hope in our heavenly Father and His promises grew with age!
Hope grows with
prayer and perseverance. Anna was pre-eminently a woman of great hope and faith
as we can see in her expectation that God would fulfill all His promises.
Filled with the Gift of the Holy Spirit, she was found daily in the house of
God, attending to Him in prayer and speaking prophetically to others about
God's promise to send a Savior. She is a model of all goodness for all
believers as we advance in age.
Advancing in age
and the disappointments of life can easily make us cynical and hopeless if we
do not have our hope placed in God. Anna's hope in our heavenly Father and His
promises grew with age! She never ceased to worship Him in faith and to pray in
hope. Her hope and faith in His promises increased her zeal and fervor in
prayer and service of God's people.
Too many of us fail
to appreciate the insights and wisdom that can be gained from the elderly,
often dismissing them as too garrulous and tedious. On the other hand, the
elderly can find inspiration in Anna, imitating her brevity of speech,
devotion, and generosity in being willing to serve in the temple at her
advanced age. This is truly something for each of us to think about today. What
elderly person has God brought into your life that has helped you to gain
insight and wisdom on your journey to help you in your transformation?
And how do we grow
in hope?